“ Just for a while": Death's opening chat-up line in His great seduction, before he drugged you with soporific comforts, distracted you with minor luxuries and ensnared you with long-term payment plans.… Christopher Brookmyre
“ In a mounting panic the samnite hefted his rifle and delivered a blast straight to Skullhammer's chest, point blank. Once again, torment and debilitation failed to ensue. 'Well, this is awkward,' said… Christopher Brookmyre
“ I suppose there are some advantages to this place,' he admitted. 'I bet it's fucking raining in Stirling. Christopher Brookmyre
“ Just because you disagreed with the Poll Tax and detested Margaret Thatcher—""Detest is a little inappropriate," Parlabane said. "Maybe closer to say I spent the entire Eighties wishing I was pissing… Christopher Brookmyre
“ He felt water run down his back from the damp brickwork he was sitting against, and as he worried distantly about corrosion he realised you can always fall a little further. A moment ago he thought he… Christopher Brookmyre
“ Is it colour?’‘Oh yes.’‘You don’t let me down.You are my ambassador to pr0n, man. Christopher Brookmyre
“ People didn't really like McDonald's, same as her mum didn't really like Catholicism, but when you were new in town, at least it was a known quantity. So that'll be a Quarter-Pounder and a Communion W… Christopher Brookmyre
